25. March 2024

We have now received the necessary permits from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration to organize the races included in Styrkeprøven 2024, i.e. starting from Trondheim, Lillehammer and Eidsvoll with the finish at Grorud in Oslo. The rides are arranged 15. – June 16. With that, we can welcome the Styrkeprøven for 55. time since 1967!...

22. March 2024

Riders on their way over the mountain

6. March 2024

As it can often be difficult to find good prices for accommodation, especially in Trondheim, but sometimes also in Oslo, we have tried to help our participants a little and have reserved rooms at several hotels that you can use, but check the booking deadline. Please note that all bookings must be made directly to...

18. February 2024

Photo: Thomas Svane Jacobsen cycling Styrkeprøven with Henning Sørum (front). They are located here in close succession. The police write that their concern relates to potential serious accidents due to the short distance to the vehicle in front on a busy road. Photo: Sportograf Many have asked why Styrkeprøven has these problems with the road...

11. February 2024

Theodor Stokke Fagervold comes from Røa in Oslo, and was just 11 years old when he started cycling with a friend. – “The motivation for cycling really started with getting to the grocery store in Sørkedalen and eating a big coconut bun, and then managing to cycle home again,” he says . When Theodor was...

17. December 2023

In order to get through Styrkeprøven or Jotunheimen Rundt in a decent way, it is important that you are able to both eat and drink while cycling. It is therefore natural for most of our participants to practice this. Now, Matthieu Clauss at the Sports Academy in Oslo has researched how important the intake of...

12. December 2023

As you probably know, Styrkeprøven is owned by eight sports teams in and around Oslo. You have probably heard rumors that Styrkeprøven is struggling financially and that there is a risk for future races. We can clearly deny both parts. Styrkeprøven will run with a profit in 2023 and has good cooperation with the authorities...

30. November 2023

Styrkeprøven has previously required the participants to have a license from the cycling association to take part in the race. This is not the case for 2024. In connection with the fact that we changed timers in the autumn, a problem arose that we had not previously been aware of. In the NCF’s regulations for...

1. November 2023

The starting arrangement in 2024 will not be significantly changed from before. Those who have trained together must start together and those who cycle the fastest must start first. That’s pretty much how it’s always been. The fact that clubs, teams and groups that have trained together cycle Styrkeprøven together provides much better safety for...